{décor inspiration: rustic & refined}

. . . there is something about shades of silvery lilac and dusky lavender that can never resist, and especially when intermingled with rustic elements just in time for cosy autumn nights . . .


{image: styling by sarah hartill and michael penney; photography by stacey brandford via michael penny style}

{at the office: gilded mirrors & zebra print}

. . . without fail, every year, at this time, there is an extra fondness for layers, whether soft cardigans and long cashmere scarves out the door, or at home and in the office, where gilded glass, deep silk and sophisticated zebra print intermingle as if in a swirl of autumn splendor . . .

{p.s.} églomisé reproduction mirrored desk, lucite & sycamore lamp


{image: scan by {this is glamorous} from glamorous rooms by jan showers, abrams, new york, photography by ka yeung}

{décor inspiration: tray chic}

. . . at this moment, there are perfume bottles scattered prettily about everywhere -- on the dresser, on the vanity, even on the desk, amongst pretty notepaper and fountain pens . . . and have always loved the way a simple tray, whether square or circular, gold or silver, can transform a few pretty bottles into a beautiful display; add venetian glass and deep emerald & onyx-hued marble, a bouquet of delicate peonies, and what could be lovelier?

{p.s.} another way to display perfume collections


{madison via the diversion project}

{colour inspiration: hermès orange}

. . . while not quite ready to let go of the last of the summer whites just yet, somehow, in august's last fleeting moments, always and inescapably drawn to vibrant and tumultuous shades of orange . . .

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{p.s.} more shades of hermès:

* at this moment

* french chic

* falling for fall

* portfolio clutch

* a charming mix



{images: midi skirt with equestrian print | roses}

{colour inspiration: pale daffodil}

. . . and while on the topic of spending the rest of these summer days outdoors, dining by sun & stars, a sunny yellow table setting to brighten things up even more . . . pass the champagne, please!





{image: southern living via the ritzy bee blog}

{hope you've had a beautiful weekend + links}

. . . last week was a wildly scattered & intensely busy collection of hours and days, but the weekend was decidedly more laid-back -- just as summer should be, and a most welcomed change indeed . . . there were films and popcorn and curling close, long walks and dinners outdoors and sun-soaked rooftops, cakes and cupcakes and billowy summer dresses, and most of all leafy, sun-dappled gardens and time for all the plans dancing about in daydreams . . .

hope you've had a summery, romantic weekend & that it was beautiful where you are, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* travel: rustic elegance, belgium
* fashion: a little denim
* summer inspiration: at the cottage & beachy napkin holders
* at the shops: these jeans & this scarf
* in the garden, flowers on: windows & doors
* architecture: the mandarin oriental hotel
* street style: perfectly pink
* succumbing to summertime: memories of green
* at home: vaulted timber ceilings & stone fireplaces
* & last, but not least: the loveliest weekly wrap-ups

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & links
* nautical inspiration: mid-week musings & oceanside dreams
* summer inspiration: a crown of blossoms
* let's celebrate: la fête nationale

* city sophistication: patterns & texures
* summer inspiration: always the beach
* for poolside or the beach: crisp summer whites
* places: an oceanside cottage

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{p.s.} images: the los angeles home of kimberley gordon of wildfox -- more at home with features:
* jennifer nicholson
* freunde von freunden
* rachel ashwell
* carter smith
* malene birger
* marc jacobs, paris
* alexander wang

{hello & ten style essentials}

. . . hello! hope you're having an impossibly wonderful week so far -- here, things have been running a little behind all week, and after traipsing around & about for meetings & appointments all afternoon long, a quick moment to say hello and to tell you, {if you haven't already had a chance to read}, about this beautiful write-up featuring my ten style essentials . . .

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a l s o n e w t o d a y :
* favourite five: artist janet hill
* runway inspiration: rock & refined

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{images: one - photography by laurey w. glenn, styling by anne turner carroll for southern living via simply smitten; two - photography by alix of the cherry blossom girl; [p.s.] & once last thing -- two other great series, for which was very unfortunately unable to complete due to scheduling conflicts: six to bliss & ramblings}

{favourite five: artist janet hill}

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

~Pablo Picasso

If Janet Hill’s paintings were a diary, they would tell a tale of waking up with the sun to black coffee and a blueberry muffin, donning a nautically-inspired pleated skirt and deciding on a pair of beautifully embellished heels, arranging bouquets in a favourite vase before dashing out the door, for a bicycle ride across town to a favourite patisserie to fetch delectable desserts for an afternoon tea party . . .



Hill, an oil painter who works from her in-house studio in Stratford, Ontario, seeks to find the glamour in her surroundings. Her paintings, displayed in private collections throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, create a longing for lazy Sundays, picnics and high tea, all while dressed in duchesse satin gowns and perfect pearls, and carrying Hermès Kelly handbags, of course!





The inspiration for her paintings, filled with the sweet nostalgia of times gone by, of timeless fashion and elegant pastimes, comes from many different places, including films, both classic and modern, and so, this week, we invite her to share with us her:

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{top five favourite films:}

1. Gone With The Wind (1939) | watch the trailer
I love a strong female lead, particularly if she is vain and very strong willed. I think that there's a little bit of Scarlett in every one of my portrait paintings.

2. Henry & June (1990) | watch the trailer
Bohemian Paris in the 1930's. It's my visual hunting ground for ideas and images that I return to over and over again.

3. Bell Book and Candle (1958) | watch the trailer
This movie has those fabulous vibrant 1950's colours and interiors. It's a little silly and strange and Kim Novak is to me what Audrey Hepburn is to a lot of women.

4. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008) | watch the trailer
I was prepared to be annoyed by this film, mainly because of Brad Pitt as the shrunken little man, but instead I was charmed by it. I love the cinematography and the magic realism element. It really captures life as a magical and beautiful place which is something that I try to portray in my work.

5. No Country For Old Men (2007) | watch the trailer
I have a bit of a dark side and this movie really satisfies it. Explaining how it influences me is a little difficult. I love the austerity, the isolation, and the unpredictable nature of the film. I paint a lot of empty rooms and a lot of people by themselves. I really enjoy solitude and I think there's an element of loneliness (albeit a happy kind of alone-ness) in many of my paintings.

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p r e v i o u s f a v o u r i t e f i v e s :

* jewelry designer: suzie gallehugh
* artist: michelle armas
* jewelry designers: megan & moira flynn
* actress & writer: shiva rose
* jeweler: camille eddera
* artist: kimia kline
* actress & fashion muse: chloë sevigny
* floral stylist, part 1: denise porcaro
* floral stylist, part 2: denise porcaro
* fashion photographer & illustrator: garance doré
* interior designer & architect: nina freudenberger
* entrepreneurs: rent the runway
* designer: rachel ashwell
* interior designer: tricia foley
* photographer: romina shama
* food editor & author: donna hay

~ laily

{favourite five: artist michelle armas}

Beauty without colour seems somehow to belong to another world."

~ Lady Murasaki

Colour affects emotions, design, art, and trends; it dictates our fashion, changes our mood and it epitomizes so many, many things without the need for words. Ruby red lipstick can be worn to signify ardent love and desire; pink blush conjures romantic rendezvous, and a bouquet of yellow daffodils can be given to symbolize friendship . . .



. . . lavender candles in a powder room can symbolize femininity, grace and elegance; a black evening gown that flows in the moonlight can represent sophistication and style, and the colour of a string of heirloom pearls worn on a wedding day is said to represent marriage.

Colour has its own language and painters are its masters.



Michelle Armas, an Atlanta-based artist, doesn’t simply paint with colours, she fuses colours with thoughts, blending magic to canvas -- each whimsical brushstroke takes your mind away to almost a heightened state of being and awareness, as you follow the light she creates through colour in paintings that have the power to light up a room.



By profession a graphic designer & illustrator, Michelle began painting to break away from the structure of work, but she says that ”the longer I paint, the more structured and narrative my work becomes.” Like many artists, Michelle’s design education began before she entered the classroom, making arts and crafts with her father at home, everything from clothes for her dolls to oil portraits.





Through her blog, Michelle offers a glimpse into the mind of an artist, and the motivations behind some of her loveliest works. This week, we sat down with her to talk about:

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{the top five things that inspire her work:}

1. Day dreaming.
I pretty much fantasize about beautiful things all day long, and then I think oh wow, wouldn't a lavender and dark green something be the best . . . off to paint!

2. Fashion.
The prints! The proportions! The drama! I am recently drawn to spare, modern clothes in the perfect shade of black, blue or grey, and it is making me want to do paintings with less color, and softer compositions and lots of nice clean space.

3. Travel.
I love to see what other people are wearing, how stores in different cities do window displays, the light and the sky and the ocean in places that are not land-locked Atlanta . . . even the trees, the colors of leaves. I am going to California soon, and I am super excited to look at some cool new plants!

4. Food.
I just made an almond yogurt cake with blue berries and peaches on the top, and when I took the layer of parchment off, the colors were so stunning! I love the color of cooked blueberries, and that purple blue next to the soft orange of the peach was super cool.

5. The Ottoman Empire.
Yup, those people knew how to do a mosaic, and how to use color. Wow, one, maybe two colors, in the most amazing, stunning, geometric splendor you have ever seen. I am researching right now to start painting a bunch of portraits, and I can't stop adding details that I have seen in mosaics.

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p r e v i o u s f a v o u r i t e f i v e s :

* jewelry designers: megan & moira flynn
* actress & writer: shiva rose
* jeweler: camille eddera
* artist: kimia kline
* actress & fashion muse: chloë sevigny
* floral stylist, part 1: denise porcaro
* floral stylist, part 2: denise porcaro
* fashion photographer & illustrator: garance doré
* interior designer & architect: nina freudenberger
* entrepreneurs: rent the runway
* designer: rachel ashwell
* interior designer: tricia foley
* photographer: romina shama
* food editor & author: donna hay

~ laily


{images: paintings by michelle armas, all other images from once wed: one & two}

{two lovely things: books & blossoms}

. . . two lovely things {besides coffee & croissants for breakfast this morning, of course}: a little time to catch up on a few nearly late projects and even a few emails, and positively filling every room with enormous bouquets of peonies . . .

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{p.s.} recent two lovely things:
* gilded chalkboards & garden sheds
* green & white
* open shelves & elegant black
* bar carts & blossoms
* books & bouquets
* a paris apartment & hermès
* secret gardens & on the terrace


{images: one | two}

{décor inspiration: bedside tables & bouquets}

. . . would, perhaps, change the paisley to crisp, white linens, but adore the charming plaid floor and can hardly tear away from the vibrantly painted bedside table and perfect bouquet of roses . . .

{p.s.} wouldn't this room be lovely in a quaint countryside cottage?


{image: family circle via brabourne farm & tumblr}

{favourite five: floral stylist denise porcaro, part 2}

Summer is in full bloom, and that means being whisked away in flowing chiffon dresses to park picnics that have been long-awaited, basking in the glowing sunshine. Summer means long leisurely walks in the city, it means holding hands watching the sunset over the lush poppy fields of the countryside, it is the time when we can slow down to savor every moment and connect with the outdoors again.



And of course we couldn't help but to notice it all being more beautified with flowers, flowers everywhere. Whether in lush park gardens flooded with sunlight, in the bright floral prints worn poolside, afternoon dinner party tables adorned with peony arrangements, or in the crowns of daisies in our hair, flowers remind us that planting a seed and putting in the hard work has the most alluring and divine results, and that the warmth of summer is finally here to delight in.



This week, in a special follow-up interview, we called on the expert of glamorous bouquets and blossoms, Denise Porcaro of Flower Girl New York, to share with us her:

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{top five favourite flowers}

1. Lily of the Valley
"This blossom reminds me of my childhood, as it was always blooming in the spring on my block in my hometown of Jackson Heights, Queens; my grandmother’s home was on that same block and this flower always reminds me of her."

2. Honeysuckle
"This is another flower that takes me back to my childhood summers -- my aunt and uncle had the most beautiful honeysuckle vines behind their house; my mother showed me how to suck the honeysuckle out, and I was fascinated by that as a child. Their scent is intoxicating."

3. Grass
". . . reminds me of weekends in Long Island, taking in the summer sun and putting my toes in the grass."

4. Orchids
"There are so many different types of orchids, each unique and beautiful in their own way. Orchids remind me of going to the flower market when I first started my business -- I was just in awe of how amazing these flowers are and how many varieties of orchids there are. The vibrant colors they come in really struck me -- realizing that these vibrant colors actually grow in nature was such an "aha" moment for me!"

5. Garden Rose
"I just love the simplicity of this delicate flower. We take roses for granted because they are everywhere, but if you see a true garden rose, it is just so stunning when it is not processed."

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{p.s.} Roséline adores all flowers, but especially roses & stargazer lilies; I love ranunculus, lilacs and peonies -- what are your favourite flowers?

~ laily

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p r e v i o u s f a v o u r i t e f i v e s :

* actress & writer: shiva rose
* jeweler: camille eddera
* artist: kimia kline
* actress & fashion muse: chloë sevigny
* floral stylist, part 1: denise porcaro
* fashion photographer & illustrator: garance doré
* interior designer & architect: nina freudenberger
* entrepreneurs: rent the runway
* designer: rachel ashwell
* interior designer: tricia foley
* photographer: romina shama
* food editor & author: donna hay


{images: 1 - fleur; 2 - the cherry blossom girl via pinterest; 3 - wyck garden; 3 - portrait of denise porcaro by garance doré}

{summertime & little luxuries}

. . . the way the early morning light glimmers off the faceted crystals of a chandelier, the warm slant of sunlight on a perfect reading corner and a bouquet of coral-coloured roses, fresh baguettes for brunch and an early evening glass of rosé -- the days are much longer now and the bright mornings are filled with the music of a million birds -- it's summertime, summertime, and every moment feels like a luxury . . .


{images: 1 - sara's scrapbook; 2 - design by michael penney, photography by angus fergusson via michael penny style; 3 - maryke; 4 - bon; 5 - insotel prestige hotels & resorts}